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Visual Basic Simple Retro Calculator (VbSrc)

This is simple retro calculator, designed with ideas of forms of electronic micro calculators of 80s. And with retro theme feel. Simple and retro. Calculator has standard pack of actions.


It is plus, minus, divide, multiply, reminder of the division. There is button of clear.

Feature that makes it different is option about to select language and visual settings. Visual settings have two capabilities. First – it is more than 40 preset visual themes, and second – users theme.

Users theme gives user palette with 16 colors of CGA graphics. And this is ability to configure all calculator elements under your color schemes. All options are saved into the files. Visual themes and color settings with CGA palette – let`s say, it is main feature.

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This is retro!

Here we have very typical standard calculator. It is made with reflections of 80s. This is one more program calculator. Feature – visual themes and ability to configure visual style with your ideas, using 16 colors of CGA palette. This is retro! In anything else, it is well known to everybody interface and simple in use calculator!

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Visual settings

This is more over than 40 preset themes at your choice. And you have ability to configure all interface elements for calculator your own way. For this purpose you have 16 colors of CGA palette.

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Simple and in retro theme!

This calculator can be interesting for those, who needs simple calculator. With well-known interface and simple in use, but, from other hand if you needs something new. Definitely, it has its own look in terms of typical calculator can look. Buttons are pretty big. Calculator itself can be placed in 800x600 window screen. Actually, it is little less than this dimension and it can be placed into this dimension easily. For nostalgia about 80s and 70s it will be ok.

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Calculate like 80s!

Consider this, as special application for nostalgia and retro! This is about style, a special feature. Turn on retro music from 80s or 70s and make some calculations! This is retro theme and drive for modern system! Turn on retro music and learn mathematics or make not hard calculations! Spend time with pleasure! Turn on something special for yourself. Pesnari, Modern Talking, Depeche Mode, Cure, Black Sabbath, C C Catch.

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It is possible that something like this was written in 80s, but it worked under MS DOS, QBasic. Or another way. For example, Zx Spectrum. And this is for modern Windows. Good combination of retro style and modern technology.

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Turn on audiocassette or calculate under vhs movie! Audiocassettes, vhs movie, retro electronics and programs – all of this makes your style. Your personality. Try retro calculator! Be at retro wave!

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Pay some attention, to the title of program. How cool it sounds! This is rocks like 80s! VbSrc. Visual Basic Simple Retro Calculator. Sound great, right? On Russian it sounds like VbPrk! Visual Basic Prostoi Retro Kalkulator. Sounds in retro? Program is written in Visual Basic.

Saying two words – simple of usability and CGA palette with 16 colors + 40 visual themes!

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Thanks for reading! You can download for free this and other programms and games, and some other stuff from my website.

Program`s webpage: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/vbsrc/index_eng.html

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